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Best Diners In North Jersey Best Diners In North Jersey
Best Diners In North Jersey Some are tiny train cars with just a few booths and one long counter. Others are big, sparkly disco balls with German chocolate cake, carrot cake,  and four different types of cheesecakes on display. Some stay true to the old-school classics and breakfast staples, while others have their very own house specials, and then some. If you ever struggled to pick a diner in New Jersey, you are not alone. Daily Voice came up with a list of some of the best diners in North Jersey, with help from Daily Voice Instagram followers, user-review sites, and prior rankings. Here's what we have: Top…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sedan With Suspected Bullet Holes Rolls During Clifton Police Pursuit Into Glen Ridge Sedan With Suspected Bullet Holes Rolls During Clifton Police Pursuit Into Glen Ridge
Sedan With Suspected Bullet Holes Rolls During Clifton Police Pursuit Into Glen Ridge A driver who was stopped by Clifton police with bullet holes in his windshield hit the gas and sped off -- nearly hitting two officers -- before crashing in Glen Ridge during the subsequent pursuit, authorities said. Officers stopped the 2017 Mercedes E300 on Allwood Road near Clifton Avenue around 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. They were talking with the driver and passenger when the E300 peeled out, the lieutenant said. The officers pursued the Mercedes through the streets of Clifton, Bloomfield, and, ultimately, into Glen Ridge, where it hit another vehicle, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Truck Tips On Route 3 Ramp Truck Tips On Route 3 Ramp
Truck Tips On Route 3 Ramp A box truck tipped on a ramp off Route 3 early Sunday. The driver got out OK after the rental truck exited the westbound highway and landed on the entrance ramp off Allwood Road in Clifton shortly before 7 a.m. Clifton police and firefighters responded. The driver got out OK following the crash on the Route 3/Allwood Road ramp.Ron Bombaro (tornadochaser66) The ramps were closed while a heavy wrecker removed the truck. Ron Bombaro (tornadochaser66 on YouTube) posted a video:  Allwood Road off westbound Route 3tornadochaser66 At the scene Sunday morning in Clifton.Ron Bombaro (t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Black Fist Removed From Mural On Garden State Parkway Overpass, Citizens See 'Whitewash' Black Fist Removed From Mural On Garden State Parkway Overpass, Citizens See 'Whitewash'
Black Fist Removed From Mural On Garden State Parkway Overpass, Citizens See 'Whitewash' A black fist included on a mural painted beneath a Garden State Parkway overpass was literally whitewashed on Tuesday, igniting a fierce firestorm from residents of all races and colors. Clifton City Manager Dominick Villano said it wasn’t his call to mar the "Use Your Voice" mural, completed by teenagers last weekend on the overpass above Allwood Road following approval from city officials. “This issue is now moot because I’ve just been instructed by the NJ Turnpike/GS Parkway Authority to remove all murals off all of their properties,” Villano wrote in an email to Daily Voice shortly on T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Trucker Killed In Clifton Industrial Accident Trucker Killed In Clifton Industrial Accident
Trucker Killed In Clifton Industrial Accident A truck driver was killed when a load of pipe fell on him Thursday morning at an electrical construction company warehouse in Clifton, responders said. The mishap occurred at Thea Enterprises on Allwood Road shortly before 8 a.m., they said. Colleagues and responders conducted CPR after the out-of-state delivery driver was pulled out from under the load, which had fallen off a flatbed trailer, responders said. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes was expected to release further information sometime Thursday. Clifton police …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Out-Of-State Clifton Auto Shop Burglary Suspect's Alibi Doesn't Fly With NJSP Trooper GOTCHA! Out-Of-State Clifton Auto Shop Burglary Suspect's Alibi Doesn't Fly With NJSP Trooper
Gotcha! Out-Of-State Clifton Auto Shop Burglary Suspect's Alibi Doesn't Fly With Njsp Trooper An Arizona man stopped in the freezing rain by a New Jersey State Police trooper who was helping his Clifton colleagues search for an auto repair shop burglar claimed that he’d just gone out for a walk, authorities said. A computer check found an outstanding warrant, while a search of his pockets turned up some of the stolen items. Clifton police thanked State Police for the assistance after arresting James Newcomb, 26, of Prescott, AZ in connection with the Broad Street burglary. Officers responding to a late-night burglar alarm just off the Garden State Parkway found a broken window at t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sussex Dump Truck Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Route 3 Crash Death Of Girl, 1 Sussex Dump Truck Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Route 3 Crash Death Of Girl, 1
Sussex Dump Truck Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Route 3 Crash Death Of Girl, 1 The driver of a dump truck involved in a summertime crash that killed a 1-year-old girl on Route 3 in Clifton was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, authorities announced Tuesday. Chad Hines, 41, of Wantage remained free pending a first appearance Wednesday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint announcement. Jamie Yarrish, 25, of Clifton had her infant daughter, Jaelynn, with her when a 2005 Mack Conventional Cab dump truck driven by Hines struck her 2019 Honda Civic o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Clifton Officer Headed To Call Hits, Kills Female Pedestrian Authorities: Clifton Officer Headed To Call Hits, Kills Female Pedestrian
Authorities: Clifton Officer Headed To Call Hits, Kills Female Pedestrian A Clifton police officer headed to a call had his emergency lights activated when his cruiser struck and killed a female pedestrian Thursday night, authorities said. The officer was "responding to a radio alert of a crime in progress with the emergency lights on his patrol vehicle activated" when it struck the woman at the intersection of Allwood Road and Brookwood Road at 7:11 p.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. The officer rendered aid to the woman before EMS personnel took her to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where Grewal said she was pronounced dead at 7:4…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Witnesses Sought From Route 3 Dump Truck Crash That Killed 1-Year-Old Girl Witnesses Sought From Route 3 Dump Truck Crash That Killed 1-Year-Old Girl
Witnesses Sought From Route 3 Dump Truck Crash That Killed 1-Year-Old Girl Authorities turned to the public for help Wednesday investigating a dump truck crash from last month that killed a 1-year-old girl on Route 3 in Clifton. Jamie Yarrish, 25, of Clifton had little Jaelynn with her when a 2005 Mack Conventional Cab dump truck struck her 2019 Honda Civic on the westbound highway near Allwood Road the morning of Aug. 15.The truck, operated by Chad Hines, 40, of Wantage, then struck a 2013 Subaru Outback operated by a f54-year-old Nutley man. Yarrish's Civic then collided with a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse driven by another man, 35, also from Nutley. Jaelynn died af…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Worker, 60, Dies In Fall At Site Of Former Clifton Nightclub Worker, 60, Dies In Fall At Site Of Former Clifton Nightclub
Worker, 60, Dies In Fall At Site Of Former Clifton Nightclub A 60-year-old worker died after he fell 20 feet from a scaffold Monday afternoon in Clifton. The victim had been part of a crew that's transforming the former Bliss nightclub on Allwood Road into an attorney's office. Responders said the victim sustained a skull fracture. CPR was conducted before he was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, they said. Next-of-kin notifications were being made, authorities said. OSHA was notified.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Clifton Stolen Auto Chase Ends In Crash, Detention Of Passaic Teens Clifton Stolen Auto Chase Ends In Crash, Detention Of Passaic Teens
Clifton Stolen Auto Chase Ends In Crash, Detention Of Passaic Teens Two Passaic teens led Clifton police on a high-speed overnight stolen-car chase that ended when they crashed into a business sign, authorities said. A patrol officer tried pulling over the vehicle after it repeatedly crossed over the dotted line and alternately sped up and slowed down on westbound Route 3 shortly before 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. The car eventually stopped in the right lane, prompting the officer to tell the 16-year-old driver on his PA system to pull it to the shoulder, Anderson said. The teen hit the gas instead, accelerating onto Allwood Road, he sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Minivan Goes Up In Flames Off Route 3 In Clifton VIDEO: Minivan Goes Up In Flames Off Route 3 In Clifton
Video: Minivan Goes Up In Flames Off Route 3 In Clifton Clifton firefighters doused a fast-moving minivan fire Monday morning. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred at the Allwood Road off-ramp from westbound Route 3. The state Department of Environmental Protection was notified of a 10-gallon gasoline spill that was cleaned up. For more fire-related video, go to: Demonracer2 (YouTube)

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by Jerry DeMarco
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‘Bearnapping’ Ends With Return Of Stuffed Autism Fund Raiser To Clifton Diner ‘Bearnapping’ Ends With Return Of Stuffed Autism Fund Raiser To Clifton Diner
‘Bearnapping’ Ends With Return Of Stuffed Autism Fund Raiser To Clifton Diner A 16-year-old boy who pulled off a “not-well-thought-out prank” returned a stuffed bear being used to help raise money and autism for autism to the Clifton diner that he stole it from. Delinquency complaints won’t be signed against him because he’s a juvenile and because owners of the Allwood Diner don't want to pursue any, Clifton Police Lt. Bob Bracken told Daily Voice early Thursday. Surveillance video shows the thief walking into the diner and running out with the "Batbear," who is part of a family of four stuffed attractions in superhero shirts in the lobby of the Allwood Roa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Clifton Police: Officers Find Burglar Hiding In Capalbo's Storage Freezer Clifton Police: Officers Find Burglar Hiding In Capalbo's Storage Freezer
Clifton Police: Officers Find Burglar Hiding In Capalbo's Storage Freezer Two Clifton police officers put a burglar on ice after finding him hiding inside a storage freezer at Capalbo's over the weekend, authorities said. Officers Nick Hriczov and Patrolman Joseph Pichnarcik responded to a burglar alarm at the Allwood Road gift basket shop around 1 a.m. Saturday and front the front door jimmied open, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. "A perimeter was subsequently established and officers made entry into the business," Bracken said. "Upon entering, officers noticed that the cash register had been pried open along with other indications that someone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Safety Fixes Coming To ‘High Crash’ Roadways In Clifton, Paterson Safety Fixes Coming To ‘High Crash’ Roadways In Clifton, Paterson
Safety Fixes Coming To ‘High Crash’ Roadways In Clifton, Paterson PATERSON, N.J. – A trio of roadways in Clifton and Paterson are about to get safer for pedestrians and motorists. The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) is awarding $6.2 million in federal grants to Passaic County to improve Market St. in Paterson and both Allwood Rd. and Clifton Ave. in Clifton, Passaic County announced Tuesday. “These grants will help us make these roadways safer for pedestrians and motorists who use these roads every day, whether they’re visiting our cities’ bustling commercial districts, commuting to work or travelling home,” said Passaic County Fre…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson